"Mountain Half Runner" One of the many white seeded half runner beans.

"Chocolate Segregation" - Semi Runner. I got this at the seed swap from Tricia77. It comes from Marshall Smyth in California via the Chocolate bean I sent him to grow out in 2014. Funny thing Marshall got this segregation from Chocolate and when I grew Chocolate this one did not materialize for me.

"Geradi" - Semi Runner. There was a woman from Pennsylvania passing these out to some of us at the seed swap so I took one too. This one originates in Italy.

"Skunk Bean" - Pole. One of the residence of the state of Kentucky was selling this bean. So it looked interesting enough so I bought a packet. I believe this bean is an old Kentucky heirloom tender hull. Probably not a stringless bean though.

Hallados Grandos - Pole. Got this from the woman from the state of New York that Tricia rode to the swap with.

The bean "Night Star" is out and new seed has not been returned yet. Would you like to pick a replacement for it? Also there is no Schone von Frau Weitzl (Pole), Schoko Flecken (Bush), Or Slut (Pole). Would you like to pick replacements for those as well.

any info on the habit of Pelligrini? i double like with hot-fudge on top.

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In Italy the bean is known as Monachine but since its name is regionally protected like Tarbais or Greek Elephant, in the US it goes by Pellegrini, named for Seattle's culinary icon Angelo Pellegrini who grew it for over 50 years. It is a dual purpose snap / dry bean that climbs to ~5 feet. It is delicious and was exceptionally productive for me last year.

In Italy the bean is known as Monachine but since its name is regionally protected like Tarbais or Greek Elephant, in the US it goes by Pellegrini, named for Seattle's culinary icon Angelo Pellegrini who grew it for over 50 years. It is a dual purpose snap / dry bean that climbs to ~5 feet. It is delicious and was exceptionally productive for me last year.

Nice article. The fellow in Washington who sent me the seed listed the name Monachine first with Pellegrini in parenthesis. It seems I thought I had seen Pellegrini used more often with this bean so was going to go with that but now you have confirmed Monachine as the correct name I will go with that name for the bean.

@Bluejay77 it is funny you seem to have selected a lot of roundish beans there. many of those i like.

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Probably after seeing so many kidney shaped beans over the years perhaps I have been selecting more rounded seeded beans as a refreshing variation. @flowerbug wait until you get your grow out of netwok beans and see the Monachedda Pale. You are really gonna like that. So round they roll on a table top nearly as smooth as a bowling ball. You need to shell the dry beans in some sort of low walled container to keep them from rolling off your table all the time. I have this old rectangular tupperware continer I found in a garage sale about 2 1/2 inches inches deep about 13 inches long and 8 inches wide I hand shell beans in to keep them more contained.